Brigham Young University. Department of Anthropology
Dates
- Existence: 1980-
Administrative History
The Department of Anthropology (1980-) is an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Anthropology came around as a reorganization of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology in 1980 as part of the College of Social Sciences. In 1981 the college changed to the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. It provides instruction in social and cultural anthropology, linguistic, biological, and psychological anthropology. Department chairs have been John L. Sorenson (1980-1987), Donald W. Forsyth (1987-1993), John P. Hawkins (1993-1999), Joel C. Janetski (1999-2006), David P. Crandall (2006-2010), Charles W. Nuckolls (2010-2016), and James R. Allison (2016- ).
Citation:
BYU organizational history wiki, via WWW, Sept. 1, 2017 (Department of Anthropology; est. 1980; previously known as Department of Anthropology and Archaeology; provides instruction in social and cultural anthropology, linguistic, biological, and psychological anthropology; part of the College of Social Sciences (1980-1981), College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981- ); department chairs, John L. Sorenson (1980-1987), Donald W. Forsyth (1987-1993), John P. Hawkins (1993-1999), Joel C. Janetski (1999-2006), David P. Crandall (2006-2010), Charles W. Nuckolls (2010-2016), and James R. Allison (2016- )) https://byuorg.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Brigham_Young_University._Dept._of_AnthropologyFound in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology chair records, 1957-1976
Contains correspondence to and from the chairman of Brigham Young University's Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, published papers, and faculty information from the chairman's office. Records detail the administrative moves of the department's chairman. Materials dated from 1955-1976.
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology correspondence, 1947-1978
Contains on and off-campus correspondence of Brigham Young University’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeology with its faculty on the creation of the department, with government agencies on projects, pertaining to the programs of the department, between other BYU departments, and with job inquires and offers. Materials dated 1947-1978.
Department of Anthropology records
Contains administrative records from Brigham Young University’s Department of Anthropology including correspondence of the department, correspondence of the department chairman, faculty records, student records and various other administrative records pertaining to the department from 1941-1978. Also contains twenty-one reels of film of excavations from Ray T. Matheny, of the Department of Anthropology, from approximately 1980-1990, including work in Mexico.